There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Malik Mustapha, 26 picks ahead of schedule.
Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
On value alone, Oladapo makes the weekend a net positive.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Troy Fautanu
· OT
· rank 26
In No. 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 42
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in pick 41, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.26
· Pick 58
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 63
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at Round 2, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.25
· Pick 88
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 79
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylen Wright at pick No. 88. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.28
· Pick 91
· Cole Bishop
· S
· rank 110
They talked themselves into Cole Bishop at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.27
· Pick 127
· Malik Mustapha
· S
· rank 153
A curious use of the 127th pick. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Malik Mustapha did not.
R5.32
· Pick 168
· Kitan Oladapo
· S
· rank 156
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than pick No. 168 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.29
· Pick 204
· Curtis Jacobs
· LB
· rank 197
A reasonable price with a little left over, Curtis Jacobs in Round 6, Pick 29. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Garret Greenfield
· OT
· rank 220
No edge and no loss on Garret Greenfield in No. 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.23
· Pick 243
· Jawhar Jordan
· RB
· rank 263
A real head-scratcher, Jawhar Jordan in pick 243 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.31
· Pick 251
· LaDarius Henderson
· OT
· rank 246
Nothing to complain about; LaDarius Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.